1961 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 2, 1962By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1961 Season Tags: • No Comments

1961 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.923	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+53	Beat Arkansas 10–3
2	0	1.017	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0–1	0.944	3	+34	BYE
3	0	1.027	LSU	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+50	Beat Colorado 25–7
4	0	1.249	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	9–2	0.818	8	+35	Lost to Texas 7–12
5	1	1.262	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+44	Beat Ole Miss 12–7
6	1	1.266	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	8–2	0.800	10	+34	Beat UCLA 21–3
7	1	1.416	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	7	+25	BYE
8	-3	1.440	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	8	+38	Lost to LSU 7–25
9	0	1.477	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–3	0.667	28	+27	BYE
10	0	1.541	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+18	BYE
11	5	1.557	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	16	+30	Beat Georgia Tech 30–15
12	-1	1.564	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	13	+22	BYE
13	0	1.581	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	6–1–2	0.778	13	+20	BYE
14	0	1.660	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	9–1–1	0.864	6	+20	BYE
15	2	1.690	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	16	+27	BYE
16	-1	1.713	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–2–1	0.750	15	+25	BYE
17	2	1.902	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	7–3	0.700	20	+18	BYE
18	-6	1.927	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+25	Lost to Penn State 15–30
19	-1	1.930	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	16	+25	Lost to Alabama 3–10
20	0	2.007	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	7–3	0.700	20	+21	BYE
21	0	2.039	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	10	+6	BYE
22	0	2.058	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	27	+18	BYE
23	1	2.080	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–3	0.667	28	+19	BYE
24	6	2.083	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	10	+11	Beat Wichita State 17–9
25	-2	2.086	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	20	+18	BYE
26	-1	2.218	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+22	BYE
27	2	2.319	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–3	0.667	28	+9	BYE
28	-1	2.330	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	20	+16	BYE
29	-1	2.342	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	20	+8	BYE
30	-4	2.350	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	16	+12	Lost to Villanova 9–17
31	2	2.375	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
32	0	2.393	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	7–3	0.700	20	+17	BYE
33	-2	2.395	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	6–4	0.600	39	+15	BYE
34	1	2.427	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+17	BYE
35	1	2.530	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+5	BYE
36	2	2.587	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+10	BYE
37	2	2.646	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+8	BYE
38	-1	2.670	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	39	+10	BYE
39	2	2.732	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+13	BYE
40	-6	2.765	UCLA	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+11	Lost to Minnesota 3–21
41	2	2.827	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND SKY	7–4	0.636	34	+10	BYE
42	-2	2.836	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–4	0.600	39	+8	BYE
43	-1	2.858	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	20	-2	BYE
44	0	2.924	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	47	+5	BYE
45	0	2.952	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	57	+9	BYE
46	0	2.988	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–5	0.500	57	+9	BYE
47	1	3.117	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	47	+3	BYE
48	-1	3.129	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	57	+6	BYE
49	0	3.142	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND BOR	6–4	0.600	39	+6	BYE
50	1	3.209	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	57	+6	BYE
51	-1	3.221	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	52	+5	BYE
52	0	3.316	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	56	+5	BYE
53	1	3.316	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	39	-3	BYE
54	-1	3.323	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5	0.500	57	+2	BYE
55	0	3.356	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–5	0.500	57	+1	BYE
56	0	3.463	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–5	0.444	71	0	BYE
57	1	3.553	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	47	+6	BYE
58	-1	3.560	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	5–4–1	0.550	52	-3	BYE
59	0	3.625	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	57	-3	BYE
60	0	3.647	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	57	0	BYE
61	1	3.682	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	+3	BYE
62	-1	3.692	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	67	-2	BYE
63	1	3.788	Oregon (OREGON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	75	-2	BYE
64	-1	3.825	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4–1	0.550	52	-5	BYE
65	0	3.897	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	57	-6	BYE
66	2	4.035	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	39	-7	BYE
67	0	4.049	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	67	-5	BYE
68	-2	4.119	TCU	IND SWC	3–5–2	0.400	75	-1	BYE
69	1	4.121	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	75	-5	BYE
70	-1	4.144	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	75	-8	BYE
71	1	4.295	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	75	-5	BYE
72	-1	4.317	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	52	-5	BYE
73	0	4.332	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	57	-14	BYE
74	0	4.365	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	67	+2	BYE
75	0	4.389	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	47	-10	BYE
76	0	4.420	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	71	-12	BYE
77	0	4.478	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–6	0.400	75	-9	BYE
78	0	4.552	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	75	-6	BYE
79	0	4.596	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	75	-10	BYE
80	0	4.661	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	75	-10	BYE
81	1	4.732	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	89	-12	BYE
82	1	4.797	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–6–1	0.350	86	-14	BYE
83	1	4.802	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	87	-14	BYE
84	-3	4.833	USC	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	67	-17	BYE
85	1	4.854	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	75	-15	BYE
86	1	4.912	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	71	-9	BYE
87	-2	4.948	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–6	0.400	75	-14	BYE
88	0	5.067	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	71	-17	BYE
89	0	5.120	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	87	-15	BYE
90	0	5.176	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	89	-14	BYE
91	1	5.443	UTEP	IND BOR	3–7	0.300	89	-21	BYE
92	-1	5.459	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–7	0.300	89	-16	BYE
93	0	5.842	SMU	IND SWC	2–7–1	0.250	95	-19	BYE
94	0	5.886	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	97	-18	BYE
95	0	6.108	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	100	-21	BYE
96	0	6.128	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	89	-29	BYE
97	0	6.185	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	89	-20	BYE
98	0	6.233	BYU	IND SKY	2–8	0.200	100	-25	BYE
99	0	6.318	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	100	-28	BYE
100	1	6.527	Montana (MONTANA)	IND SKY	2–6	0.250	95	-14	BYE
101	1	6.589	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	97	-24	BYE
102	-2	6.656	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–8	0.200	100	-27	BYE
103	0	6.763	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	97	-20	BYE
104	1	6.904	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	100	-29	BYE
105	-1	6.967	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–8–1	0.150	106	-28	BYE
106	0	7.340	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	107	-33	BYE
107	0	7.349	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–9	0.000	108	-27	BYE
108	0	7.949	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	0–10	0.000	108	-39	BYE
109	0	8.309	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	100	-10	BYE
110	0	9.639	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–9	0.000	108	-35	BYE
111	0	9.891	Hardin Simmons (HARDIN-SIMMONS)	IND BOR	0–10	0.000	108	-33	BYE